Narrative:
The C-47, operated by the Ohio Air National Guard, suffered an engine failure. Ten passengers bailed out and the four crew members remained on board when the airplane carried out a forced landing on a wooded hillside.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 8 May 1955 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-10-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 42-108869 |
| MSN: | 12538 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 24 km (15 mls) ESE of Barnesville, OH ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Baltimore Airport, MD, United States of America |
| Columbus-Port Columbus International Airport, OH (CMH/KCMH), United States of America |
The C-47, operated by the Ohio Air National Guard, suffered an engine failure. Ten passengers bailed out and the four crew members remained on board when the airplane carried out a forced landing on a wooded hillside.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» The Palm Beach Post - May 9, 1955Photos
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